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name of M. macrophylla, Wall., from which it is distinguished by 
numerous characters, amongst them being the more scattered, 
rougher hairs, larger leaves, broader stipules and larger corollas, 
several Chinese species which have lately appeared in European 
gardens, all of them being ornamental free-flowering more or less 
Epacris dubia, Lindl.—In March, 1909, a dwarf Epacris flowered 
at Kew which it was impossible to match with any specimen in the 
Herbarium collection. On referring to published figures it has 
proved to be identical with the plant figured in the Botanical 
Magazine, at t. 3257, as Ei. heteronema. 'The plant thus figured was 
. E. 
DC., is not taken up, though Mr. Bentham refers to the figure on 
which De Candolle’s variety was based ; this figure is cited under 
Ei. heteronema, var. ? planifolia, Benth., with the remark that the 
drawing is “ incorrect as to the corolla.” 
Now that it has been possible to examine again an example of 
are more slender than in the F. dubia. It is’on this account pro- 
posed that the plant figured as £. heteronema, Hook. Bot. Mag. t- 
3257, not of Labill., be treated as a variety of EZ. dubia, Lindl. 
(£. dubia, var. subreflexa, N. EB. Br.). 
ties - SURVis, Hemsl.— Under the title of “ A new fruit from 
365 y na *. account of this plant was given in the Bulletin, 1906, 
P- 980, and it was mentioned that steps had been taken to establish 
